Enyzme
Yes, you're right in a way - but I don't think that the objectifying of women as sex objects, which is now worse in many ways than ever *and* hitting females younger and younger, is a "lifestyle choice". It's something women are pressurised into. My opinions may be bland, agreed, and it is personal observation, but as a father of girls I'm also mightily pissed off that this is the sort of world they are living in.
"Empowering" to me means being able to be who you want to, not having to become some sort of clone because otherwise your peer group won't accept you. And yes, it is possible to go to, for instance, dance events and see people more able to be themselves than having to fit into a stereotypical image. But that's the small minority. Most women loathe their bodies, because magazines like Heat love zooming in on body "deficiencies" and poking fun at people, almost always women, who don't look like Greek Gods.
Personally, I'd like to see the fuckers who write that magazine paraded naked after a heavy evening so we can laugh at their imperfections. But more realistically, I'd like to see the judging of women by the size of their breasts become a thing of the past.
( I_Was_Mordred, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 12:57, Reply)